Ready… Set… for Groomer & Vet! Everyday Training Tips for Animals and Caregivers to Improve Routine Care
(Room A Ballroom)
17 Oct 18
12:30 PM
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2:30 PM
We know training is about much more than “obedience” or “manners”—it’s an essential component of animal care. In the exotic animal world where Laura Monaco Torelli began her career, the main focus of training is cooperative husbandry. Good medical health underpins good behavioral health, but many pets and their owners alike dread a visit to the groomer or vet—a problem that can be turned around with a simple approach involving training games and activities. It is also important to recognize that some procedures (injections, suture removal, ointment or solution application to a sensitive or infected area, consuming medication) may result in aversive or punishing consequences.